Clubname: | Hibernian Saints |
Fullname: | Hibernian and Caledonian F.C. |
Nickname: | The Saints |
Founded: | 1993 |
Dissolved: | 2006 |
Stadium: | Starfire Sports Complex |
Capacity: | 2,000 |
Chairman: | Teddy Mitalas |
Manager: | Jimmy McAlister |
League: | Pacific Coast Soccer League |
Season: | 2006 |
Position: | 6th |
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Hibernian Saints was an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1993, the team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The Saints last participated in the PCSL in 2006. They were the next best soccer in Seattle besides the Sounders while operating.[1]
The team played in the PCSL under four different names: Seattle FC (1995), Seattle Hibernian (1996–2004), Hibernian & Caledonian (2005), and Hibernian Saints (2006). The team were PCSL champions four times, in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001. The women's team were league cup champions in 2001 and 2005.[2] The women's team merged with the Seattle Sounders Women before the start of the 2006 season.[3] [4]
During their final years, the Saints played their home matches at the Starfire Sports Complex in the city of Tukwila, Washington, 11 miles south of Downtown Seattle. The team's colors were white and green.
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | |
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1995 | "3" | PCSL | 8th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
1996 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
1997 | "3" | PCSL | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
1998 | "3" | PCSL | 2nd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
1999 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Champion | Did not qualify | |
2000 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2001 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2002 | "3" | PCSL | 4th | Champion | Did not qualify | |
2003 | "3" | PCSL | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2004 | "3" | PCSL | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2005 | "3" | PCSL | 2nd, North | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2006 | "3" | PCSL | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Source: PCSL Standings[5]
The Seattle Hibernian & Caledonian F.C. of the Pacific Coast Soccer League Men's Division won the 2005 USSF-USASA National Cup Championship in the Men's Amateur category, defeating Region I champions Baltimore Allied 2-1 in the final in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, August 7, 2005. The Hibernian & Caledonian men's team in June beat Santa Clara Sporting (SCS) from Northern California, 2-1, to win the Region IV championship and earn their spot at the Nationals.[6]